
2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 389.16
Sensorineural hearing loss, asymmetrical
- Short description: SENSONEUR HEAR LOSS ASYM.
- ICD-9-CM 389.16 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 389.16 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2007 version of ICD-9-CM 389.16.
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Convert to ICD-10-CM:
389.16 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM H90.5 Unspecified sensorineural hearing loss
Approximate Synonyms
- Asymmetric bilat sensorineural hearing loss
- Asymmetric bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
- Asymmetrical sensorineural hearing loss
- Bilateral asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss
- Hearing loss, sensorineural, asymmetric
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
389.16:
- Deafness (acquired) (complete) (congenital) (hereditary) (middle ear) (partial) 389.9

sensorineural (see also Deafness, perceptive) 389.10
- Loss
hearing - see also Deafness
central, bilateral 389.14

conductive (air) 389.00

mixed type 389.2

nerve, bilateral 389.12

neural, bilateral 389.12

noise-induced 388.12

perceptive NEC (see also Loss, hearing, sensorineural) 389.10

sensorineural 389.10


with conductive hearing loss 389.2


asymmetrical 389.16

central, bilateral 389.14


combined types, bilateral 389.18


multiple types, bilateral 389.18


neural, bilateral 389.12


sensory, bilateral 389.11


unilateral 389.15

sensory, bilateral 389.11

specified type NEC 389.8

sudden NEC 388.2